GUJARAT, Apr 13 (Reuters): Modi, candidate of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was asked by a television interviewer to explain his refusal to wear a skullcap offered to him by a Muslim cleric in Gujarat three years ago. "I...
The government has reached an agreement with the leading IT firms to provide jobs to 1000 youngsters in the IT and IT Enabled Service (ITES) Industries under an employment incentive scheme, reports BSS. As per the agreement the World Bank...
Police in a drive recovered some 15 crude bombs from Surja Sen Hall of Dhaka University (DU) Friday, reports UNB. The drive was launched following a clash between two fractions of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-04-12 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has launched special drive against drug dealers and addicts in the capital following a sharp rise in the use of various banned drugs, officials said. As part of the move, police has already stepped up its...
The fire that broke out at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) in the city's Mirpur area on Friday evening was extinguished after an hour, reports UNB. Another fire broke out at a slum in the city's...
US Ambassador in Bangladesh Dan W Mozena visited Nijera Cottage and Village Industries (NCVI) Ltd, a natural indigo producing social enterprise of the extremely poor in Rajendrapur village in Rangpur Thursday, reports BSS. The exceptional enterprise was set up in...
Observing that the problems of ageing are largely being ignored senior citizens demanded that the government enact a law to ensure the rights and welfare of the old, reports UNB. They urged the government to establish a full-fledged geriatric institution...
Three miscreants snatched a bicycle from a college student in the city's Dhanmondi area Friday, reports BSS. "The miscreants riding on a motorcycle came in front of him and snatched cycle, one of them left the place riding the cycle...
NARAYANGANJ, Apr 11 (UNB): An elderly man was beaten to death allegedly by the members of a gang in Sadar Upazila Friday morning. The victim was identified as Samsul Alam (60), son of late Syed Ali of Delpara Nurbagh in...
The four major rivers-the Jamuna, the Ganges, the Padma and the lower Meghna-may grab around 3,700 hectares of land leaving 36,680 people landless and homeless this year, reports BSS. A prediction report of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 11 (UNB): A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband at Habashpur village under Bagha Upazila Thursday midnight. The deceased was identified as Rahida Begum (45), wife of Abdul Latif (50). Victim's younger brother Atiqur Rahman...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Sylhet division until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), reports UNB. Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country,...
Special seminar on solar energy held at DU A special seminar on 'Solar Energy' jointly organised by the Institute of Energy (IE) of Dhaka University (DU) and Bangladesh Solar Energy Society (BSES) in cooperation with the Asia Foundation was held...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-04-12 00:00:00
Economists have expressed concern over the slow growth in actual private investment in terms of its share in GDP (gross domestic product). The economists who specialise in trade and finance also pointed out that the growth in private investment in...
The alliance of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) will launch a three-day long march towards Teesta Barrage on April 17 demanding equitable share of waters of 54 common rivers, including the Teesta, flowing from India,...
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited has provided gas connections to about 500 companies over the last four years violating rules, according to an inquiry conducted by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). "During the inquiry, I've detected gas connections...
State-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) and the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) will conduct a joint feasibility study to facilitate Bangladesh's import of 100 MW electricity from gas-fired Palatana power plant in India's Tripura state,...
FE Report Bangladesh has been ranked fourth among the five countries, where 64 per cent of the world's poor people live with India topping the list, a new World Bank (WB) paper said on April 10. The top five countries,...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-04-12 00:00:00
The government would target US$ 3.66 billion worth of foreign aid in the national budget next fiscal year (FY), 24 per cent up from that in the current FY, for developing the country's infrastructure and bankrolling deficit budget, officials said...
A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Old Dhaka's Lalbagh area on Friday night. Fire Service control room duty officer Enayet Hossain said the fire had started around 8:30pm at the factory beside the Rahmatganj playground. No casualties...
CHITTAGONG, April 11: The Coast Guard members detained a Thai fishing trawler and arrested eight crews while fishing in the Bangladesh waters Thursday night. Lt Commander Md Mohiuddin, operation officer of Coast Guard east zone, said they detained FV Nannavi,...
Three people, who suffered critical burn injuries in the fire incident at Tejturibazar in the city Thursday, died Friday. "Three people, who sustained over 90 per cent burn injuries in the fire, died at the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit...
Arafat Ara | 2014-04-12 00:00:00
The sales of fashion wear at the city's shopping centres and boutique houses have gathered momentum ahead of Pahela Baishakh -- the Bengali New Year's Day. Meanwhile, most of the shop owners expressed satisfaction over their business on the occasion...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-04-12 00:00:00
The government is set to engage law enforcement agencies to help stop forgeries of certificates under the European Union's generalised system of preferences (GSP), a high official said. The move came following a suggestion from the visiting team of European...
Govt seeks to know status from NBR | 2014-04-12 00:00:00
Doulot Akter Mala The government has moved to review the status of frozen bank accounts of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia following a plea of the party leaders. Sources concerned say the ministry of finance wrote a letter to the Central...
NEW DELHI, Apr 11 (AFP): The mother of a student who was fatally gang-raped on a bus led the outrage Friday against an Indian political leader who described three convicted multiple rapists as "boys" who had made "mistakes". During a...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) along with other industry people have formed a seven- member committee to oversee disbursement of $40m among the Rana Plaza victims. "As a signatory to the ILO sponsored fund, we've formed a seven-...
FE Report The elected directors of the Grameen Bank (GB) have urged the government to refrain from its ‘ill-motive’ on election of directors to the bank's board. "We hope that the government will stay away from its deep conspiracy over...
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